Championship

Championship | Gameweek 8

Sep 3, 2022 at 3pm UK

AESSEAL New York Stadium

Rotherham
1 - 1
Watford

Wood (2')
Harding (18'), Peltier (27'), Wiles (32')

FT(HT: 1-1)

Issouf Bayo (33')
Asprilla (41'), Kayembe (66')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Championship clash between Rotherham United and Watford, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Rotherham United

Last Six:

Last Game: Sunderland 3-0 Rotherham
Wednesday, August 31 at 7.45pm in Championship

Current League Standings		P	GD	PTS
11	Hull City	7	-2	11
12	Rotherham United	6	3	9
13	West Bromwich Albion	8	2	9

Watford

Last Six:

Last Game: Watford 2-1 Middlesbrough
Tuesday, August 30 at 8pm in Championship

Current League Standings		P	GD	PTS
3	Norwich City	7	3	13
4	Watford	7	2	12
5	Blackburn Rovers	7	-1	12

We said: Rotherham United 1-1 Watford

Rotherham have not beaten Watford in six previous meetings against them in the Championship, but they have been able to bounce back well from a tough outing, while the Hornets have not been quite as sharp in the attacking third on the road as they have been at home. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Rotherham United win with a probability of 46.02%. A win for Watford had a probability of 28.85% and a draw had a probability of 25.1%.

The most likely scoreline for a Rotherham United win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.12%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.26%) and 2-0 (7.87%). The likeliest Watford win was 0-1 (7.67%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.91%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with an 11.9% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 1-1 draw for this match.

Result
Rotherham United	Draw	Watford
46.02% ( 0.73)	25.13% ( -0.34)	28.85% ( -0.39)

Both teams to score 54.56% (

0.87)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

51.39% (

1.25)

48.6% (

-1.25)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

29.28% (

1.13)

70.72% (

-1.13)

Rotherham United Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

78.85% (

0.85)

21.14% (

-0.85)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

46% (

1.3)

53.99% (

-1.3)

Watford Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

69.18% (

0.36)

30.81% (

-0.37)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

32.91% (

0.43)

67.09% (

-0.43)

Score Analysis

Rotherham United 46.02%

Watford 28.85%

Draw 25.12%

Rotherham United	Draw	Watford
1-0 @ 10.12% ( -0.26) 2-1 @ 9.26% ( 0.09) 2-0 @ 7.87% ( 0) 3-1 @ 4.8% ( 0.17) 3-0 @ 4.07% ( 0.1) 3-2 @ 2.82% ( 0.13) 4-1 @ 1.86% ( 0.11) 4-0 @ 1.58% ( 0.08) 4-2 @ 1.1% ( 0.08) Other @ 2.54% Total : 46.02%	1-1 @ 11.91% ( -0.19) 0-0 @ 6.52% ( -0.34) 2-2 @ 5.45% ( 0.11) 3-3 @ 1.11% ( 0.06) Other @ 0.14% Total : 25.12%	0-1 @ 7.67% ( -0.32) 1-2 @ 7.01% ( -0.04) 0-2 @ 4.51% ( -0.14) 1-3 @ 2.75% ( 0.01) 2-3 @ 2.14% ( 0.06) 0-3 @ 1.77% ( -0.04) Other @ 2.99% Total : 28.85%